2012 Robotics Alley Conference and Expo

Dates: November 15, 2012Location: Edina, Minnesota

The leading companies, organizations, universities, and individuals working together through Robotics Alley are involved in some of the world’s most innovative and promising robotics projects. Together, we are transforming industries from medicine and agriculture, to security and industrial manufacturing.

Robotics Alley™ is an initiative founded by ReconRobotics and the Minnesota High Tech Association meant to spur public-private partnerships in the business, research and development of world-leading robotics and automation systems. Robotics Alley hosts an annual conference & exposition in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, which is on pace to become one of the world’s leading conferences on robotics and automation.

Robotics Alley 2012, which will be held November 15, is being planned for hundreds of presenters, attendees and exhibitors. It will feature a keynote presentation by Daniel H. Wilson, the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse (which was purchased by DreamWorks and is being adapted into a film directed by Steven Spielberg) and seven other books, including How to Survive a Robot Uprising and A Boy and His Bot. He earned a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as a Master’s degree in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Robotics Alley Attendees to Have Hands-On Access to the Latest Robotics Technology

November 15 Expo at the Edina Westin Hotel to Include Robotics Displays from PaR Systems, Adventium Labs, PRI Robotics, Stratasys, United Technologies, ReconRobotics and Others

Robotics AlleyTM, the Midwest’s leading robotics conference, has announced an exciting collection of interactive robotics displays for the Expo portion of the event on November 15. Attendees will be able to throw and drive the latest Throwbot XT reconnaissance robot from ReconRobotics, explore a high-speed industrial robotic cell from PaR Systems, watch revolutionary 3D printing technology from Stratasys, and get an up-close look at the Vireo Unmanned Aerial System from United Technologies. In addition, there will be experts on hand in the fields of robotics law, regional business development and policy, and STEM education.

“The Second Annual Robotics Alley Conference and Expo includes 18 internationally known speakers from every robotics perspective, including entertainment, military products, industrial production, international trade, medicine, and the law,” said Andrew Borene, executive director of Robotics Alley. “In addition, the Expo allows attendees to talk to the experts in the field of robotics and see first-hand some of the most innovative robotics systems in the world. We invite anyone with an interest in this field to join us on November 15.“

About Robotics Alley

Robotics Alley (www.roboticsalley.org) is an industry‐led cluster initiative meant to spur public‐private partnership in the business, research and development of world‐leading robotics and automation systems. Robotics Alley hosts an annual conference & exposition in Minnesota’s Twin Cities that is on pace to become one of the world’s leading conferences on robotics and automation.